SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:10
Recibid mi castigo, y no plata; y ciencia más que el oro escogido.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:10
Verse 10. Receive my instruction, and not silver ] A Hebrew idiom; receive my instruction in preference to silver.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. Receive my instruction, and not silver , etc.] Not but that silver may be desired, sought after and received, consistent with the instructions of wisdom; though an anxious, immoderate, sinful pursuit after it, hinders the reception of them; and when they are in competition, the one is to be preferred to the other: the doctrines of the Gospel are of more worth, and more to be desired, than thousands of gold and silver; and therefore the meaning is, that the instruction of wisdom should be received rather than silver; it should have the preference; so Gersom interprets it, and with which agrees the following clause: and knowledge rather than choice gold ; that is, the knowledge of Christ, and the knowledge of God in Christ; the knowledge of the Gospel, and the truths of it; a spiritual and experimental knowledge of these things is of more value than the finest gold, than the gold of Ophir; (see Psalm 19:10 119:72).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - The will of God is made known by the works of creation, and by the consciences of men, but more clearly by Moses and the prophets. The chief difficulty is to get men to attend to instruction. Yet attentio to the words of Christ, will guide the most ignorant into savin knowledge of the truth. Where there is an understanding heart, an willingness to receive the truth in love, wisdom is valued above silve and gold.
Original Hebrew
קחו 3947 מוסרי 4148 ואל 408 כסף 3701 ודעת 1847 מחרוץ 2742 נבחר׃ 977
